David Wiley @ TEDxNYED: Open Education

Dr. David Wiley is Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. He is also the Chief Openness Officer of Flat World Knowledge and Founder and board member of the Open High School of Utah. He was formerly Associate Professor of Instructional Technology and Director of the Center for Open and Sustainable Learning at Utah State University.

The TEDxNYED folks asked us to produce new material for this talk and not just give an existing talk again. I apparently took this advice more literally than some of the other presenters. Consequently, this is the first time I’ve given this talk and there are a few stumbles along the way. However, I feel like it’s a fair representation of my current thinking. I also managed to sneak in the shout out I promised my youngest daughter (around 7:45).

I’d love criticisms, expressions of support, or whatever feedback you’d like to offer. I’m sure this message can be presented more clearly and more persuasively. What would you change? What would you add? What would you leave out?

TEDxNYED - David Wiley

Talk delivered at TEDxNYED about the role of new media and technology in the future of education, and the relationship between openness and education.

I had an absolutely brilliant time at TEDxNYED over the weekend, reconnecting with old friends like Larry Lessig, George Siemens, Neeru Khosla, and Dan Cohen, and making new friends like Michael Wesch, Gina Bianchini, Amy Bruckman, Chris Lehmann, and Dan Meyer. The videos of our talks will be online in a few weeks.

In the mean time, I’m posting the final version of the notes I wrote before creating slides for the talk. This is the fifth or sixth version of the notes, and due to time constraints not even all of this version got in – but much of it did. My words on stage didn’t mirror these rough notes directly, but the notes capture the spirit of the talk. You can view the slides for the talk on Slideshare.